Even First Thing On A Monday

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Dealer: East
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK J 4 2
  2. heartJ 9 3
  3. diamond6 5
  4. clubA K J 8
  1. spade6 5
  2. heartQ 2
  3. diamondA K J 9 8 2
  4. club7 5 2
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - 3 3 -
S 3 - 3 3 -
E - 2 - - 1
W - 2 - - 1
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 9 3
  2. heartK 7 6
  3. diamondQ 10 7 4
  4. club9 6 4

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: North
Lead: diamondQ
  1. spadeQ 10 8 7
  2. heartA 10 8 5 4
  3. diamond3
  4. clubQ 10 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass Pass
1diamond Dble 2diamond 4diamond*
Pass 4spade End

* choose a major

Would you have found the heart switch? Even an initial low diamond would have been OK had West found the switch to heartQ at trick two, for a heart ruff then becomes automatic. You can see that in the minds of both of the defenders it would be fraught with danger to opt for a heart - but that is exactly what it takes to beat North's 4spade.

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